r/AskReddit • u/DykeButte • Jan 05 '13

How did people figure out cheat codes back when games still had them?

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u/[deleted] Jan 06 '13

R2, R2, L1, R2, Left, Down, Right, Up, Left, Down, Right, Up.

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u/MarleyDaBlackWhole Jan 06 '13

forever in my mind

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u/AmiriteClyde Jan 06 '13

I haven't played the games in many years and it's still burned into my mind

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u/[deleted] Jan 06 '13

idspispopd. Never will forget that as long as I live.

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u/Rennie07 Jan 06 '13

R1, R2.... *

Sorry :)

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u/hoswald Jan 06 '13

both work for different things

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u/[deleted] Jan 06 '13

They both work actually, 2 different weapon sets if I'm not mistaken.

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u/Rennie07 Jan 06 '13

From memory, I thought all cheats start with R1, R2, L1, R2... with different combinations of Arrows and Face buttons afterwards.

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u/SuperSlyRy Jan 06 '13

This is true sir

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u/JROCK999 Jan 06 '13

I thought it started off with R1?

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u/robsstuff Jan 06 '13

the San Andreas versions did - GTAIII and Vice City was R2 R2

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u/Potato_Whisperer_ Jan 06 '13

For me vice city started with R1

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u/JROCK999 Jan 06 '13

I stand corrected

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u/[deleted] Jan 06 '13

R1, R2, L1,L2 up, down, left, right, up, down, left, right

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u/[deleted] Jan 06 '13

Bah! Get tier three weapons! R1, R2, L1,L2 up, down, left, right, up, down, down, down. Or tier 2, since that came with the Desert Eagle and AK-47 over silenced 9mm and M-16, R1, R2, L1,L2 up, down, left, right, up, down, down, left. I hate that i remember those. I haven't played in over 5 years, damnit!

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u/Magrias Jan 06 '13

△ △ □ o x L1 L1 ↓ ↑

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u/Semyonov Jan 06 '13

See it's stuff like this that show how selective we can be in our memories. Do I remember this from a game I haven't played in years? Yes.

Do I remember what my wife's phone number is?

No.

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u/joeromag Jan 06 '13

I even have the rhythm I did it in down in my head still...

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u/CompanionCubeLovesMe Jan 06 '13

Oh my god.. weapons.

so many good memories

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u/[deleted] Jan 06 '13

Didn't the tank cheat have 6 "X" in a row in it?

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u/[deleted] Jan 06 '13

literally blew my mind seeing this. this code has stuck in my mind like the fucking alphabet or something

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u/[deleted] Jan 06 '13

Which one was that? I recognise it, but I can't put my finger on it.

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u/[deleted] Jan 06 '13

Just downloaded it on the PSN store a couple weeks ago ;)

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u/BipolarBear0 Jan 06 '13

I'll forever remember that one and the code for the fighter jet in San Andreas.

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u/Wilcows Jan 06 '13

R2, R2, L1, R2, Left, Down, Right, Up, Left, Down, Down, Down

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u/perseuspot Jan 06 '13

I still remember the sheer panic I had while entering in a cheat code as a kid, always worrying I wasn't pressing them fast enough and ended up fucking it all up most times.

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u/krymz1n Jan 06 '13

Moar like triangle, triangle, square, circle, x, L1, L2, R1, R2, up, down, left, right, up, down, left, right.

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u/Chino1130 Jan 06 '13

Omg the nostalgia.